Updating an Old Blog to the New Blog Platform

The new blog platform provides more design flexibility, more consistent posts, and easier management. The update to the new blog is available for sites with up to 20 posts. A solution for larger blogs is in development. The steps for updating are below.

Note: The update is irreversible, so before updating consider the following:

Blog posts automatically take on the Global Design settings for text, images, background page, etc. However, you can override these settings in the Post Layout Mode.

All post titles will be an H3, aligned left

There may be minor spacing differences in the posts, so make sure to review each post before republishing.

Date format is now month, date, year (i.e. July 11, 2019)

The word "By" no longer appears before the author name

The number of comments is not visible at the top of each post

Steps to Update to the New Blog Platform

If you are eligible to update to the new blog platform you will see an Update the Blog ribbon when you open the site editor. Follow the steps below to update:

Click Learn More under Update your Blog.

Click Update Now.

After updating, review the posts to ensure everything is correct.

Republish the site.

Tip: If you use blogs in your Team Templates, we recommend updating those templates to the new blog platform as well.